Why visit Fredonia
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 9 parks and trails and 1 place to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Kendall Cabinet Shop and Stony Hill School.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 80°F; January lows average 11°F.
Weather in Fredonia
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Fredonia
Fredonia is a village in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. Located on the Milwaukee River, the village is in the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The population was 2,279 at the 2020 census.
From the Wikipedia article Fredonia, Wisconsin (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks2
Kendall Cabinet Shop
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.2 mi
Factory on the Milwaukee River in the Waubeka community in the Town of Fredonia, Wisconsin
Stony Hill School
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.7 mi
School in Waubeka, Wisconsin, and the location of the first observance of Flag Day in the United States
Parks, trails and playgrounds9
Restaurants and cafes1
Churches and places of worship1
History
The land that became the village of Fredonia was originally inhabited by Native Americans, including the Potawatomi tribe, who surrendered the land to the United States government in 1833 through the 1833 Treaty of Chicago. While many Native people moved west of the Mississippi River to Kansas, some chose to remain and were referred to as "strolling Potawatomi" in contemporary documents because many of them were migrants who subsisted by squatting on their ancestral lands, which were now owned by white settlers. One such group was led by Chief Waubeka, who maintained a winter camp in the Ozaukee County community that bears his name as late as 1845. Eventually the Potawatomi who evaded forced removal gathered in northern Wisconsin, where they formed the Forest County Potawatomi Community.
Fredonia was part of the Town of Port Washington until 1847, when the Town of Fredonia was created and named after Fredonia, New York. A post office called Fredonia has been in operation since 1850.
The Village of Fredonia had its origins in 1873 when the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway constructed Fredonia Station. At the time, the community of Waubeka was the center of the Town of Fredonia, but after the station was built businesses, granaries, and houses sprouted up around the station. The Village of Fredonia was incorporated in 1922 with a population of 272.
From the History section of Fredonia, Wisconsin on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries13
Map of Fredonia
26 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 11°F | 1.4 in |
| Feb | 31°F | 13°F | 1.3 in |
| Mar | 40°F | 23°F | 2.0 in |
| Apr | 52°F | 33°F | 3.6 in |
| May | 63°F | 44°F | 3.7 in |
| Jun | 74°F | 54°F | 3.9 in |
| Jul | 80°F | 60°F | 3.5 in |
| Aug | 78°F | 58°F | 3.3 in |
| Sep | 71°F | 50°F | 2.8 in |
| Oct | 58°F | 39°F | 2.7 in |
| Nov | 44°F | 28°F | 2.0 in |
| Dec | 33°F | 18°F | 1.8 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Belgium Wwtp (5 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Ozaukee County has had 7 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for biologicals.
- 2020-04-04: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2018-10-18: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, And Landslides (Flood)
- 2008-06-14: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2005-09-13: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (Hurricane)
- 2004-06-18: Severe Storms And Flooding (Severe Storm)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
West Bend Municipal Airport (ETB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 10 miles away.
- Belgium 5 mi northeast, about 9 min by car
- Port Washington 6 mi southeast, about 10 min by car
- Random Lake 6 mi north, about 9 min by car
- Newburg 6 mi southwest, about 9 min by car
- Cedar Grove 9 mi northeast, about 15 min by car
- Grafton 10 mi south, about 16 min by car
- West Bend 12 mi west, about 20 min by car
- Cedarburg 12 mi south, about 19 min by car
- Mequon 18 mi south, about 29 min by car
- Germantown 19 mi southwest, about 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Fredonia Wisconsin June09, Freekee, Public domain
- Fredonia Town & Village Hall, Wikideas1, CC0
- Fredonia, Wisconsin, Wikideas1, CC0
- Kendall Cabinet Shop, Jim Roberts, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stony Hill School 3Jun09, Freekee /Kevin Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0
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